http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:54:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25868/florida-pastor-terry-jones%e2%80%99s-koran-burning-has-far-reaching-effect http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25868/florida-pastor-terry-jones%e2%80%99s-koran-burning-has-far-reaching-effect#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:36:44 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25868
Terry Jones, the 58-year-old pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center, presided over what he called an "International Judge the Koran Day" on March 20, in which he supervised the burning of Islam's holy book in front of some 50 people.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25868/florida-pastor-terry-jones%e2%80%99s-koran-burning-has-far-reaching-effect/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24777/sweden-2-guilty-in-muhammad-artists-home-attack http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24777/sweden-2-guilty-in-muhammad-artists-home-attack#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:40:04 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24777 trying to burn down the home of an artist whose Prophet Muhammad depiction infuriated some Muslims, and sentenced each of them Thursday to more than two years in prison.

The attempted arson attack was motivated by a controversial 2007 sketch by artist Lars Vilks that depicted Muhammad as a dog, the Helsingborg District Court said. The defendants, aged 19 and 21, were not identified by name due to Swedish privacy rules. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24777/sweden-2-guilty-in-muhammad-artists-home-attack/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23894/ibn-warraq-on-islamic-terrorism http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23894/ibn-warraq-on-islamic-terrorism#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:56:19 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23894 Jihad is “a religious war with those who are unbelievers in the mission of Muhammad. It is an incumbent religious duty, established in the Koran and in the Traditions as a divine institution, and enjoined specially for the purpose of advancing Islam and repelling evil from Muslims.”

That is how it is described in no lesser source than the Dictionary of Islam, so we should not pretend surprise if Islamic terrorists see their mission in such terms. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23894/ibn-warraq-on-islamic-terrorism/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22305/muslim-terrorist-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22305/muslim-terrorist-3#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:41:35 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22305 Three Islamic extremists are facing lengthy prison sentences after being found guilty of conspiring to kill hundreds of people in a terrorist bombing campaign.

In what the prosecution claimed were six "suicide videos" lasting a total of more than an hour, the terrorists threatened to scatter "body parts" on the streets in revenge for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22305/muslim-terrorist-3/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22261/islamic-terrorists-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22261/islamic-terrorists-2#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:53:58 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22261 Abu Qatada's bail conditions were under review last night after security experts said allowing the hate preacher to associate with a convicted terrorist made a 'mockery' of the rules.

Home Office officials are investigating the Daily Mail's exclusive picture showing Qatada - dubbed 'Osama Bin Laden's ambassador in Europe' - strolling through London with fellow fanatic Yasser Al-Sirri.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22261/islamic-terrorists-2/feed 0